Audubon County Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Audubon Co., Iowa) 1885-1894, 1887-02-17
CONGRESSIONAL.
2orlcl Services In Both Branches o.
Congress.

.:oricl Services In Both Branches o,
Congress.
| Ns Ectirc bay Devoted TO tho Memory
81 General Logan In the
Senate.
SENATE.
| WASHINGTON, Feb. SIN the Senate
| ingalls, presented a memorial of citizens
of Lexington, Ohio, asking the initiation
| Of negotiations for the acquisition OF
Canada. Referred to committee on for.
eign relations. The bill regulating mack
eral fishing was taken up. Mr.. Hale con.
| tended that the opposition to the bill
came from the fish mongers of New
York. Mr. Sewell opposed the bill as
being legislation for monopoly Of the
| very worst kind. Fry contended that
there was not fisherman outside of
Massachusetts and Maine that had the
slightest earthly interest in the bill, and
characterized that fact as q queer monop-
oily. The trouble, he said, was that this
| early fishing with purse seines was fright
ening mackerel away from their haunts.
An amendment by Mr.. Hoar was adopted
| postponmg me period when the bill IL to
take effect from March 1, 1887, to March
| l. 1888.
| HOUSE.
On motion Of McCreaIy, Of KY, the
| bill authorizing the president Of the
United States to arrange conference for
the purpose Of promoting arbitration and
encouraging reciprocal commercial rela-
| tons between the United States and the
republics of Mexico, Central and South
America and the empire OF Brazil, was
| taken up and briefly commented upon.
| Pending action, however. the House at
| $40 took a recess until TS0. the evening
| session to be for delivering oulogies upon
the late Representatives Beach Dowdney
and Arnot of New York The House
met in evening session fo~ the considera.
ton of resolutions expressive of the
esteem in which the House held the mem.
DRY of the deceased members from the
state of New York. MessrD. Arnot. Beach
[ and Dowdney.
SENATE.
WASHINGTON, Feb. 9.--The entire day
was given to culogies to the memory OF
Senator Logan. As soon as the Journal
was read Cullom offered a resolution tina,
as an additional mark of respect to the
memory of John A. Logan, long Sena.
tor from Illinois, and distinguished
member of this body, business be now
suspended in order that the friends and
associates of the deceased may pay fit
ting tribute to his public and private SER
vice. He then proceeded to address the
Senate. Remarks were made by Senators
Morgan, Edmunds, Henderson, Allison.
Spooner, Cockrell, Frye, Plumb, Evarts
and Others. The resolution offered by
Senator Cullom was adopted and the Sen.
ate adjourned.
HOUSE.
The Speaker laid before the House to-
day the bills to encourage the manufac-
| ture of steel for modern naval ordnance
and Other modern naval warfare and the
| manufacture of army ordnance. Reed, of
| Maine, desired the unanimous consent for
] immediate consideration of the bill. Hol-
man of Indiana, objected. Reed then
asked that it be made the special order for
Monday next but Eden, of Illinois, OBJ
| jected. A discussion then sprang up as
to the committee to whom the matter
should be referred. 1t was finally refer
req 70 the committee on appropriations.
| Hc IlUuSC tuGu WCub lutO vi
| of the whole on the Diplomatic and Con-
| sular bill. After short debate and with
out action, the committee rose. Public
| business was then suspended and resolu-
| tons were considered and adopted rela-
| tive to the death of the late Representa-
tive w. T. Price. of Wisconsin. Adjourn
ed.
SENATE.
WASHINGTON, Feb. 10. - Resolutions
were presented from the Indiana legisla.
| ture protesting against the validity OF
David Turpie's election as United States
Senator. Referred to elections commit
| tee. The Senate passed substitute for
the House bill providing for the location
of branch home for disabled volunteer
soldiers west of the Rocky mountains, APP
propriating $3.50, 900. The mackerel bill
was taken up. ingalls, opposed it. Ho
could find nothing in the bill except q
proposition prohibiting catching of mack
| erel for three months. This would de-
| crease the annual catch and make people
| pay larger price for the makerel they
consumed. The bill passed by 81 to IA.
1t provides that for five years after
March 1, 1888, no makerel save Spanish
mackerel shall be imported or landed on
the shores of the United States between
March and June of each year. Con.
sideration of the Eads Tehuantepec bill
was resumed. Gibson said he favored
all attempts to pierce the isthmus, and
would even applaud the genius OF DE
Lesseps il he were successful in opening
the Panama canal
| HOUSE
In the morning hour Senate bill pro.
viding for ten chiefs Of division in the
general land Office at salary of $4,000
each was called up. Steele moved to
strike out the enacting clause. Republic
cans refrained from voting. leaving no
quorum. The House then, in committee
Of the whole. considered the consular and
| diplomatic appropriation bill. Allen, Va
Miss, made a speech in which Judge
Waxem," the imaginary Congressman
created by the Washington Critic, was a
prominent figure. Hit, of Illinois. sup
ported the biil, especially that portion
providing for payment of salaries to GER
tain consuls in lieu Of fees. Clements. OF
Ca, defended the bill, and Stone, Of Mo-,
and McCreary, Of KY criticised it, the
latter declaring there was no demand fol-
the changes proposed. Belmont closed
debate on the bill, at conclusion of which
the committee rose and the House ad-
journed.
SENATE.
| WASHINGTON, Feb. 1f.-Manderson.
from the committee on military affairs
reported the bill granting Salt Lake d
Fort Douglass Railway Co. right of way
across Fort Douglass military reservation
in Utah; calendar. Senate bill appropri
ating 800. 900 for the Improvement ano
enlargement of the court house and post
office at Omaha passed. Senate resumet
consideration of Eads' Tehauntepec bill
and Hoar concluded his argument in sup
port of it. 1t was then laid aside temper
arily. Senate proceeded to consideration
of the postoffice appropriation bill Afte,
some debate the bill was laid aside, anc
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